The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-09-03
MILAN EXCHANGE
OVER THE STATE.

Ns"ANAN NOun'JS @nN A"iSu :" O"J'
The mill caught fire and burned down.
hon. G. w. Heiskel, in letter to
Rev. Fl. A. Jones, of Memphis, writes
from East Tennessee that prohibition
will cross the mountains with 10000
majority.
Tri County News: We learn that
gentleman named F. M. Keel, who
resides near Atwood, in this county,
had his pocket picked at Concord
church last night loosing $17.O5.
A bug few into George McMillin's
eye at lockwood, and he mashed it,
and the next day the doctor got a
number of small worms out of the
eye, supposed to have been Matched
from the eggs that the hug left in the
eye.
Tribune and Sun: Madison county
has the smallest man in the state, Mr..
Dan'l Hance is 81 years old, is but
little over three feet in heighth and
weighs sixty pounds He is perfect
ly formed, and has 4 voice like bass
{ violin.
On one plantation in Upton, where
there are sixty>five colored voters,
poll was taken recently, when it was
shown that forty FIVE we're in favor of
prohibition. Most of them had heard
the far famed MsElwee.-Covington
Leader.
On last Tuesday j. Wesson, sawyer
at Littleton's saw mill, about FIVE
southwest of Kenton, was thrown
against the saw by piece of lumber.
and one of his legs was cut of just
above the knee. Mr.. Wesson did not
rally from the shock. but died that
night.
County Line Index: A 7.monthS-
old child of John Calhoun, negro
living on j. f. Penn's farm, was &C.
cidsntally shot by 8 year old brother
on Wednesday, dying in few mimi.
tes. Thus the small boy and the gun
add another victim to their already
long list.
Gallatin Examiner: The drOuth 10
Smith county has been severe. l! is
estimated that there will not be ex.
ceeding third of crop of corn
raised in this county, and not one
fifth of a tobacco crop. Water Ii
growing very scarce, and in many 10
calities it has to be hauled for mile,
for drinking purposes.
Southern Standard: There has beer
a meal famine in McMinnvile durin,
the last week. For several days non,
can be had from the stores or mill
near town. The drouth in many 10
calities has cut the corn crop so shor
that all who have old corn on hant
are holding it for family use, and tn
mills can get none to grind,
Dan Miller, of Cooke county, age
%, married widow who had 5000
aud four children. Daniel starte,
west with his new family, but whe
thirty miles from their old home b
left the widow and four children stanC
ing in the road, and driving off wit
the team and the money. He wa
arrested in Atlanta, and taken bac
Cooke.
County Line Index: John Little
ton is severe Oh the ministers f.
preaching prohibition and intimate
that the present contest isa war be
tween the saloons aud the preacher
for supremacy. John should remen
her that there will he preachers
Tennessee when he has emigrated to
zone more torrid than this. there
Join Dives in gazing wisttulIy at Lag
rus a great way of.
Sta.e.Gazette: B. o. Rodgers hi
at his fathers farm, few miles fro
Dyersburg, an Egyptian duck that
quite curiosity. 1t is now thr,
ears old and is entirely without feat
Vers. Ils legs are nine inches long Al
its hill is two aud halt inches lon